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sat tight

sat tight is the simple past and past participle of sit tight.

Meaning of sit tight

Verb

sit tight (third-person singular simple present sits tight, present participle sitting tight, simple past and past participle sat tight)

  1. (idiomatic) To wait patiently; to take no action; to remain quiet or relatively motionless.
    • I'll be back in a few minutes, so sit tight while I go find her.

Questions about sat tight

What is sat tight the simple past and past participle of?
Sat tight is the simple past and past participle of sit tight.

Words near sat tight in the dictionary

  1. sat over
  2. sat right
  3. sat shiva
  4. sat still
  5. sat through
  6. sat tight
  7. sat under
  8. sat up
  9. sat up and taken notice
  10. sat up and took notice
  11. sat up with

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